Soundgarden news

It looks like we'll soon be adding tours from The Maccabees, Azealia Banks and return visits from Coldplay and Soundgarden to our gig lists.

It looks like we'll soon be adding tours from The Maccabees, Azealia Banks and a return visit from Soundgarden to our gig lists.

25/01/12 - The return of Soundgarden proved they still have the passion and intensity to do justice to their impressive back-catalogue.

Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell has criticised Big Day Out organisers for allowing Kanye West to soundcheck over his band.

After reports surface that Cornell had called out Kanye onstage, the frontman tweets, 'We love him!'

Seems the hip-hop star does more than just blog in all caps — he apparently soundchecks extra loud, too, and that did not go over well this past weekend.

DONDA visionary Kanye West made an appearance at Australia's Big Day Out festival over the weekend, dropping in (45 minutes late) for a set that reportedly included ballerinas, explosions, Celine, and all your usual 'Ye theatrics. Sounds rad, right? Unless you're the type of person who, when presented with a choice between a Kanye or Soundgarden performance, would choose to see the latter band ...

Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell has criticised Big Day Out organisers for allowing Kanye West to soundcheck over his band.

Seems the hip-hop star does more than just blog in all caps — he apparently soundchecks extra loud, too, and that did not go over well this past weekend.

RAP star blamed rain for bring 45 minutes late at the Big Day Out where he also managed to annoy Soundgarden.

Kanye West blamed it on the rain when he took to the stage 45 minutes late at the Big Day Out where he also managed to annoy reunited Soundgarden.